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Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman owns just one AI stock, and it's a member of the "Magnificent Seven."

Dover Corporation DOV announced that its subsidiary Innovative Control Systems, a brand of OPW Vehicle Wash Solutions, launched an AI-powered license-plate recognition (LPR) solution. This move will improve operational efficiency and satisfaction for Dover's customers.

The deal will bring flagship model Claude, to thousands of corporate customers, including Comcast, Conde Nast and Block.

Anthropic introduced web search capabilities for its AI assistant Claude, enabling the assistant to access current information online. Previously, the latest AI model that powers Claude could only rely on data absorbed during its neural network training process,

Deliverr cofounder Harish Abbott has raised $25 million for his startup building an AI assistant for logistics companies.

An AI robot waiter named Alphonso is delighting a cafe's customers while helping staff, according to its manager. No. 30 Coffee Lounge in Brandon, Suffolk, recently welcomed Alphonso that has the capability of serving and interacting with customers.

Alibaba's foray into AI is part of a larger strategy for massive investments in AI and cloud computing infrastructure. Alibaba has invested a whopping $53 billion in three years to build its prowess in these areas as a step to leverage the industry-wide disruption potential of AI.

With Duck.ai, everything (even the slower models) is exponentially faster than what's on my desktop. If you're curious, I found myself defaulting to the Llama 3.3 model over Duck.ai's other options. I find it fast enough but delivers better, more accurate results.